Review of Burn After Reading (2008) by David S — 12 Aug 2011

This movie is crazy, stupid! I cringe to think that this is the attitude of the citizenry in the DC area! No wonder the country has gone to shit -because EVERYONE is pre-concerned with sexual exploits!

This review of Burn After Reading (2008) was written by David S on 12 Aug 2011.

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Review of Burn After Reading (2008) by David S — 12 Aug 2011

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